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I remember two years ago, I had told my goddaughter that the asters she was seeing on her mountain hikes were called Mary's Birthday Flower as they often are in full bloom around September 8th, Our Lady's birthday. So she pressed some, and then she brought them to me. What a gift! If you see any of the flowers listed that bloom locally to you, think of pressing some and sending them to friends or family who live in a different climate and share the beauty of the liturgy of the flowers!

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Mary Gardens have their roots in a spiritual imagination that recognizes the divine throughout creation. During the medieval Age of Faith, rural Christians bestowed names upon flowers and plants to symbolically represent Mary, the Mother of God, as well as the life of Christ, the saints and the liturgical year.

Flowers have never been hard for me to love, and my new knowledge of their historical religious names makes loving flowers even easier. Here, in no particular order, are a few of my favorite flowers and their religious names.